kubota overheat problem

soarkrebel · Sep 10, 2004

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( ..but I don't understand (I am a horseman, NOT a mechanic!) why it doesn't overheat just running it all day, say towing a fert wagon or something?? )</font>

When the area between the flus get dirty, air is restricted from flowing between them. the coolant is hot and just stays hot and as air is further restricted it gets hotter. the flow of air cools the radiator thus cooling the coolant in it.
as long as you have good flow of air ,coolant and no other obstructions in your coolant system it will run all day even under a load and not get too hot.

The one fault i have found with my kubota is how small of a radiator it has . but then i think a diesel runs cooler than a gas engine and doesnt require a huge radiator to cool coolant.
so keep it clean and it will run good and cool for you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

ancientoaks · Sep 18, 2004

yea, i saw 'reply' and i found I have to click it three or more times to get the reply box, the rest of the time i get my log in page repeatedly...old computer i guess..and have cleaned up the fins, found my bushhog has a bent shaft in the gearbox which put more load on the tractor, and really think my 5.5 hog is a tad too big, so combined with the other problems, well...will use it this week, fixed, so will see what happens...have n't heard from my buddies withtthe same overheat, so who knows? thanks again ya'll